For this layout I decided to try a new method to make evergreen trees. This layout is small, so I think taking time to add […]
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Little Current Model Railway layout project updates
Aerial Postcards
Aerial photos are so handy. For model railways, they show you details from a perspective that allows you to measure, reference locations, and view what […]
A Place For (Mostly) Everything
My portable Little Current layout needs a way for everything to be stored securely. I have way more rolling stock than I would ever use […]
Experimenting with Layout Photography
I like to use my phone to take pictures while I am working on the layout. The phone is in my pocket and its easy. […]
Ballasting Track
Ballasting track is one of those scenery steps things that really helps make a model railway look complete. I always enjoy the finished results but […]
Postcard Photo Backdrop
Very happy to have picked up an original postcard of the Little Current swing bridge. Photo by Ed. Dreier, Copyright A.A. Gleason Jr., South Bay […]
Street Signs
Little Current has some very specific signs that I need to make. I created a series of decals this from a photographs of full size […]
Weathering HWY 68
The road surface is 120 grit belt sandpaper painted with Vallejo warm grey colours. The shoulders are sand that I painted the same. I’m weathering […]
Poultry Cars for Manitoulin Turkeys
Manitoulin turkeys were a prized specialty and will always be on my layout. These cars may be a stretch for my Little Current model railway […]